The board of directors of China Express, through the appeal of the trade union, will reissue the performance bonus for about one month and establish a salary adjustment system with an annual salary increase of 600 yuan. The trade union announced that the strike will be suspended.

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[Reporter Ding Yi/Taipei Report] Chunghwa Post invested in Chunghwa Express. The labor union was dissatisfied with the fact that it only paid a performance bonus for one month before the Spring Festival, which was about 30,000 to 50,000 yuan less than in previous years. A strike vote recently passed may affect nearly half of Taiwan at any time. the operation of the bank.

Things turned around. China Express held a meeting of the board of directors yesterday (30th) to pass the trade union appeal, and will reissue the performance bonus for about one month, and establish a salary adjustment system, with an annual salary increase of 600 yuan.

The union announced a moratorium on the strike.

When the board of directors of China Express held a meeting yesterday, the labor union also called members to a sit-in at the entrance of the transportation department, waiting for the results of the board of directors to be released.

Chen Hongchun, chairman of the China Express Labor Union, said that the company has passed the minimum requirements of the labor union, and the performance bonus will be reissued to the average of the previous two years, about one month later; a salary adjustment system has been established, and the performance appraisal will reach a certain standard, and the annual adjustment will be 600 yuan.

The union has decided to suspend the strike, but will still fight for salary adjustments based on seniority and improving unequal pay for equal work in the future.

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Chunghwa Express is responsible for the delivery of bank checks and documents. A strike may affect nearly half of Taiwan's approximately 1,400 banks. Except for Hua, Dong, and Waidao, customers can be found throughout Taiwan.

Xue Menqian, chairman of China Express, said that colleagues can work with peace of mind, and the resolutions of the board of directors are mainly based on the demands of the labor union.

Zhou Zhikai, deputy manager of China Express, explained that the payment of performance bonuses requires work time, and it is estimated that the payment will be completed by the end of February.

Minister of Transport Wang Guocai said that the new cabinet must be "warm and tough." If the Ministry of Transport wants to be warm, it must not only do things that the public appreciates, but also properly handle labor relations in the transport industry.

Wang Guocai pointed out that in the past when dealing with the strikes of China Airlines pilots, he did not think that the salary increase was the focus, but he should pay attention to the problem of fatigue driving. When looking at the salaries of the employees, he realized that not only were they working hard, but the pay was too low, so he also felt more sympathetic to the labor.

Wang Guocai said that when China Express made a complaint about salary issues last year, he saw that the salary of China Express employees was only 26,000 yuan, and it was very hard to support their families, so they finally increased their salaries to 30,000 yuan; Express support for the union's demands to the board of directors of China Express.